Question

A piece of PVC material weighs 0.063 pounds per cubic inch. What's the weight of a 36-inch piece of PVC pipe with an outside diameter of 0.82 inches and an inside diameter of 0.75 inches?

Answer 1

The weight of a 36-inch piece of PVC pipe is 0.20 pounds

How to determine the weight of a 36-inch piece of PVC pipe?

The given parameters about the 36-inch piece of PVC pipe are

Height, h = 36 inches

Outside diameter, D = 0.82 inches

Inside diameter, d= 0.75 inches

The volume of the PVC pipe is then calculated as:

V = πh(D/2)^2 - πh(d/2)^2

Substitute the known parameters in the above equation

V = 3.14 * 36 * (0.82/2)^2 - 3.14 * 36 * (0.75/2)^2

Evaluate the quotients

V = 3.14 * 36 * 0.41^2 - 3.14 * 36 * 0.375^2

Evaluate the exponents

V = 3.14 * 36 * 0.1681 - 3.14 * 36 * 0.140625

Evaluate the products

V = 19.002024 - 15.89625

Evaluate the difference

V = 3.105774 cubic inches

From the question, we have:

Weight =  0.063 pounds per cubic inch

So, the total weight is

Total weight = 3.105774 cubic inches * 0.063 pounds per cubic inch

Evaluate the product

Total weight = 0.195663762 pounds

Approximate

Total weight = 0.20 pounds

Hence, the weight of a 36-inch piece of PVC pipe is 0.20 pounds

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